Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

It isn’t vital that you post to Twitter AND Pownce AND Jaiku or that you upload photos to Flickr AND Picasa AND Photobucket. You can post YouTube videos to your blog posts and Flickr photos to your Upcoming.org event listings. Your organization doesn’t need to be everywhere. Develop your voice for each tool.

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San Francisco Netsquared Flickr Myspace 100

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 11, 2012

Photo credit: Flickr rburtzel). An organizational culture that emphasizes evaluation, feedback loops, learning, and intention improvement doesn’t happen by accident. For most nonprofit folks, the limitation isn’t about resources but about how serious they are about improving.

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Game Evaluation Broadcast Nonprofit 132

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2009

They will tweet constantly and upload their photo-led blog stories every day between May 11-22. Follow the blog updates or the Flickr photo stream. are headed to Zambia to document a community who doesn’t have a school, in as close to real-time as possible. Follow along and connect with the community!

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Zambia Africa Classroom NGO 100

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Photo credit: Flickr jakubsteiner ). Don’t be afraid of failing. And invite people to lead with you at every stage. What do you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts, ideas, questions, and feedback!

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Community Organization Online Netsquared 179

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

I think this is a hard concept for many to agree with because of the process by which the social media tools are most often adopted in organizations: for example, Jane really likes taking pictures and usually posts them to Flickr (an online photo sharing website) as a way to store them, sort them, and share them.

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Roles Review Change Social 100

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Photo credit: Flickr: ToastyKen ). Maybe “Scaled Efforts” or “Scaling Impact” “International Outreach” or something else – we need your ideas! What gets you thinking? What kinds of prompts or questions would help you start to think about this topic and help you identify how you can contribute?

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Global Project Wiki Lesson 123

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

When you post a message, upload a photo or video, or share, you are given the option to select which of your “circles&# are able to view it. There’s also the integration for multimedia like YouTube (though, that’s Google property so maybe more hopeful there), Flickr, and things like Twitter and Twitpic.

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Google Profile Stream Classes 267

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Photo credit: Flickr futureshape ). Start reading other blogs to get an idea of how to do it – here’s a whole dashboard full of blogs to get you started! Have suggestions for blogs that should be added? Just let me know!).

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Romania Create Organization Local 237

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

Anecdotely, I see a lot of blogs and Flickr photo streams, some YouTube and Vimeo use. As ImpactMax writes so beautifully, tying individual stories to overall contextual problems and societal issues can really change policies. Why limit yourself?

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Web Bookmarking Contest Storytelling 126

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

And ultimately, we take action to be part of something as we already have plenty of opportunities to take and share video, photo and messages with our friends or the world at large. Photo credit: Flickr leehaywood. The action of sharing a kiss doesn’t seem to align with the actions needed to get rid of Malaria.

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Campaign Design Impact Metrics 114

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Photo credit: Flickr Rhys’s Piece Is ). Like I said, I don’t want to share the whole talk ahead of time, but I’m really looking forward to exploring what possibilities can look like for libraries using community-driven models to stay relevant, evolve, and use technology in the process!

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Community Library Model Adopt 167

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Fail formally - protesting Wendy’s with a photo sharing with a protest sign but only got a few people doing it, heard so much about how hard it was for people to participate, etc. but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted. this time they got 3,000 photos and 2,500 email address.

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

—– Photo credit: richardjingram on Flickr. If you have other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask; and if you have examples or resources to share, please post them in the comments for other readers!

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Metrics Community Map Template 219

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Photo Credit: Flickr tableatny ]. Has your organization run a competition online or offline? What tips would you share from your experience? Have you found any of the tips above to be helpful in your work? We’d love to hear your examples!

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Tips FAQ Howto Netsquared 114

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Photo credit: Flickr myklroventine. You can review the slides below, or check out Nonprofit Webinars to watch the full recording ! Webinar: Strong Connections; Linking your strategy to goals to data. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Social Media Media Help Metrics 240